Pole and post protector



April 7, 1925. 1,532,734

J. DEAN POLE AND POST PROTECTOR Filed Oct. 22, 1923 2 ."Skleebs-:Shee1 l INVENTOR ATTORNEY April '7, .1925. 1,532,734

J. DEAN 'Filed oct. 22, 1923 2 sheetssheet 2 Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

warren sTATEs JOHN DEAN, OF VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA,

POLE AND PosT PROTECTOR.

Application filed October 22, 1923.

To all @0.7mm t may Concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN DEAN., a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Victoria, in the Province of British Columbia and Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pole and Post Protectors, of which the follow-.-

ventilation, will `aid in supporting the pole in upright position.

lVith the above and other objects in=view,

the invention further includes the following novel fea-tures and details ofconstruction, to be hereinafter more fully'describ'ed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation showing a fragmentary part of a polelor post with the invention applied.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view partly in section and partly in elevation.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4- 4 of Figure 3.

Figures 5 and 6 are sections taken respectively on the lines 5 5 and 6 6 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the blank from which the protector is formed.

Figure 8 is an enlarged section taken transversely through the meeting edges Of the protector.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary section similar to Figure 6 but illustrating the protector fastened to the pole.

Figure 10 is an elevation showing a telegraph pole having a spliced lower end and the invention applied.

Figure 11 is a section on the line 11 11 of Figure 10.

Figure 12 is a transverse sectional vview showing a fragmentary portion of the protector applied to a square pole.

Serial No. 670,192.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the referenceY character 15 indicates a pole or post of any desired character, for example, a telegraph pole. As is well known, poles,v and posts decay rapidly adjacent the surface of the ground and in order to resist this decay by directing water and moisture away from the pole at this point, the present invention provides a shield or deiector 16 which is preferably formed of sheet meta-l. This shield is of hollow frustro-conical formation and comprises a blank shaped as shown in Figure 7 so as to provide an Opening 17 which surrounds the pole and oppositely turned ianges 19 which interlock and which have extending therethrough fastening devices 20. rIhus when these Hanges are interlocked and secured together there is provided a hollow frustro-conical member open at thetop and bottom. The opening at the top may be out to the proper diameter for each individual pole.`

-The edge'sof the opening 17 are designed to'extend within an annular grooif'e 21 which surrounds thev pole 15, the said groove extending inwardly and upwardly so as to incline in the same general direction as the inclination of the protector 16.. Spaced notches 22 are preferably provided around the edge of the opening 17 and are adapted to register with kgrooves or notches 23 spaced aroundthe groove 21. Thus, an `air inlet .is provided, by means of which'air is admitted to the space between the protector and pole, as shown in Figure 6 of the drawings. Arouate filler strips 24 are positioned within the groove 21 between the upper wall of the groove and the adjacent face of the protector 16, so that water will be prevented from entering the groove and at the same time the strips 24 will provide wedges for holding the protector or shield in place. The strips 24 are of segmental form and are positioned within the spaces bet-Ween the notches 22.

The space between the pole and the shield 16 is filled with suitable ballast 25 and the ground around the pole is preferably hollowed out as at 26 to receive the ballast. This ballast aids in holding the pole in place and is of a character to permit of a circulation of air which enters through the passages provided by the notches 22 and 23, so that this portion of the pole usually subject to decay may be kept in a dry condition.

cut ott short of their/ground andi are. c-ross sectional'ly reduced so as to provide oppositely flattened Vfaces. .(Qilflustrated in Fig,

uresV l0 andy 1l oi the drawings. The extremitv` 30 thus provided: upon the polieI is received within the slotted; end 31 ot' an-` eX- tension 32 andi is secured in position by bolts 33. This extension is placed Within the ground and the protector applied after the mannerpre-viously described. rlhe splice thus provided betweenv the pole and' the extension may be protected. by mean-s; ot a Water shed 33C The pole shownl in. Figure liO may have the joints between the cross arms 341-' and the adjacent lfaee otthe pole protected by. means of' a protector cap., or plateuzliicli is sup.- ported from. the topmost cross arm by arms 36.

It will be apparent troni: the -toregoingdescription and accompanying drawings that the invention provides an exceedingly simpl'e and eiiicien-t means for protecting poles, posts and the like and one ivliiilch may be applied to new poles as the latter are being set, or may be applied to old poles Wlaicli' lia-ve begun to decay. In. the latter case, the splicemay be applied and the protector attached' Without taking down the pole or disconnecting the supported Wires.

'llie invention is susceptible ot various changes in its. form, proportions and minor details ol? coiiistruction; and the right is berein reserved to malte such changes as properly ita-ll- Within the` scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is z Y l. The combination with a pole or the like provided With an annular groove, of a hollow frusto-conical member open at the topf and bottom and adapted to surround the pole with the edges ot' the top extending Within the annular groove and` said polel being provided with spaced?A verticallydisposed notehes cOin-niunicatingv withl the groove and said conical member having spaced notches. around its upper edge which register with thenotches in: the pole to pro. vide ventilatingv passages.

2. The combination With a@ pole ortheilgilre7 oil a hollow frustorconicad member oren at the top and bottom and adapted to: surround the pole near theI lower end thereof, said member having notches around its uppered-ge and aircircul-ating ballast located ivitliin tl-'iespacebetiveen the pole and; said meurber.

The combinati-on with; a pole or the like provided with an annular groo-if'et of a hollow trustee/conical member open2 at the top and bottom and adapted to Vsurround the pole with the edges ofthe. top extending Within the annular groove and said; pol@ being provided with spaced vertically d-igspOSedi Y notches communicating Witlr. the groove and sii-iid? conical member having spaced notches around its upper edge which register with, the notches in the pole to. provide ventilat-V ing passages and spaced arcuate strips located between the. Ventil-ating.- passages and engaging the upper tace Gf; the frustorconical meinberand: the opposed Wall o'- tlie annular groove detinii-ng combined tfililer and retaining strips.

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